On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 11:46:51AM +0200, David Vasek wrote: > On Mon, 4 May 2009, Jochem Kossen wrote: > >> It appeared more people were confused by the text, and both Microsoft >> and Samsung have explained that the terms mean, that if you use a >> different operating system than Windows with this drive, you need to >> get the appropriate license to use said different operating system. > > Possibly, but you need to get the mentioned license _from Microsoft_, as > is written in the license: "...may require an additional license from > Microsoft."
No, the response from EC explicitly mentions that if you don't use an operating system from Microsoft, you don't need a license from Microsoft.